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1979 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying results


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Formula One race number 14 of 15
Sunday, September 30, 1979 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec
72 laps on a 4.410 kilometer road course (317.5 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:52:06.89
Average Speed: 169.926 kph
Pole Time: 89.892 seconds 		Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 1.080 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrTime (seconds)Speed (km/hr)
1   Alan Jones2789.892   176.612  
2   Gilles Villeneuve1290.554   175.321  
3   Clay Regazzoni2890.768   174.907  
4   Nelson Piquet690.775   174.894  
5   Jacques Laffite2690.820   174.807  
6   Didier Pironi391.941   172.676  
7   Jean-Pierre Jabouille1592.103   172.372  
8   Rene Arnoux1692.116   172.348  
9   Jody Scheckter1192.280   172.042  
10   Mario Andretti192.651   171.353  
11   Carlos Reutemann292.682   171.295  
12   Hans-Joachim Stuck992.858   170.971  
13   Jean-Pierre Jarier493.065   170.590  
14   Riccardo Patrese2993.090   170.545  
15   Emerson Fittipaldi1493.297   170.166  
16   Jacky Ickx2593.355   170.061  
17   John Watson793.362   170.048  
18   Vittorio Brambilla3693.378   170.019  
19   Ricardo Zunino593.511   169.777  
20   Patrick Tambay893.603   169.610  
21   Jan Lammers1794.102   168.711  
22   Hector Rebaque3194.129   168.662  
23   Elio de Angelis1894.256   168.435  
24   Derek Daly3394.301   168.355  
26   Jochen Mass3094.365   168.240  
27   Marc Surer2294.747   167.562  
28   Keke Rosberg2095.061   167.009  
29   Alex Ribeiro1996.901   163.837  
30   Arturo Merzario2497.590   162.681  

Failed to qualify:   Jochen Mass (#30), Marc Surer (#22), Keke Rosberg (#20), Alex Ribeiro (#19), Arturo Merzario (#24)